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Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Riesling, Spätlese
Dönnhoff

Niederhäuser Hermannshöhle, Riesling, Spätlese, 2014

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2034 - 2070
justerini & brooks tasting note

Intense, complex and subtly floral, shimmering fruits and a sparkling, juicy acid line. A gorgeous Spätlese with plenty of substance and tight-knit fruit.

critic reviews

95/100David Schildknecht,Vinous

From an old parcel in the Hermannshöhle whose vines are still single post-trained, this auctioned bottling (representing the contents of a 600-liter Halbstück) delivers a highly aromatic and luscious amalgam of white peach, pink grapefruit and Persian melon not unlike that familiar from its A.P. #12 counterpart. Suggestions of nut pastes complemented by candied citrus rind are also present. But this boasts a yet creamier texture, greater delicacy, and a more complex and mouthwatering mineral savor, allied to raw scallop-like sweetness and salinity.

DRINKING WINDOW 2016 - 2040
date of review 05/2016
95/100Stephan Reinhardt,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

In 2014 the Donnhoffs bottled two different Spatlese Rieslings from their family cru Hermannshohle. The regular 2014 Riesling Spatlese Niederhauser Hermannshohle shows a clear and aristocratic bouquet of great finesse. On the palate, this wine is so deliciously ripe, piquant, fine and elegant that it is almost mind-blowing. This is great and extremely cool, precise, finesse-full, frisky, filigreed and light-hearted, though still a serious Spatlese with a stimulatingly piquant finish. A great Spatlese -- one of the finest I had in 2015.

DRINKING WINDOW 2016 - 2040
date of review 03/2016

product details

Country:
Germany
Region:
Nahe
Appellation:
Producer:
Dönnhoff
Grape Variety:
abv:
8.5%
Maturity:
Ready
2016 - 2036